Brazil vs China: Primary energy from renewables
Brazil
1,124 terawatt-hours
in 2025
China
4,141 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Brazil rank
3rd
China rank
1st
Primary energy from renewables over time
- Brazil
- China
How they compare
China currently reports 4,141 terawatt-hours against 1,124 terawatt-hours in Brazil, a difference of 3,017 terawatt-hours.
That makes China's figure about 3.7 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 3rd and China ranks 1st of 77 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 5 and China in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 29.17 terawatt-hours | 22.02 terawatt-hours | 7.15 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
| 1970s | 81.2 terawatt-hours | 39.03 terawatt-hours | 42.17 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
| 1980s | 224.46 terawatt-hours | 88.59 terawatt-hours | 135.86 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
| 1990s | 350.6 terawatt-hours | 172.05 terawatt-hours | 178.55 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
| 2000s | 469.54 terawatt-hours | 435.99 terawatt-hours | 33.55 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
| 2010s | 748.68 terawatt-hours | 1,436 terawatt-hours | 687.66 terawatt-hours | China |
| 2020s | 987.98 terawatt-hours | 3,113 terawatt-hours | 2,125 terawatt-hours | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from renewables, Brazil or China?
- China, at 4,141 terawatt-hours against 1,124 terawatt-hours in Brazil as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from renewables between Brazil and China?
- 3,017 terawatt-hours, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and China?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and China rank globally for primary energy from renewables?
- Brazil ranks 3rd and China ranks 1st of 77 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy from renewables. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours of total energy supply.